1. PPSO (Joint) Presentation on RFID Activities & Projects
SOURCE:
TIA (Prime PSO)
TITLE:
PPSO (Joint) Presentation on RFID Activities & Projects
AGENDA ITEM:
JOINT 4.7-RFID
CONTACT:
Bill Belt,
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Overview
Indoor Localization and Communication for First Responders
National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) and coordinated Industry activities involving RFID-Assisted Indoor Localization and Communication for Emergency First Responders
PPSO Summaries and Overall Discussions
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3. National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
U.S.-based R&D Activity
National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
Advanced Network Technologies Division
Wireless Communication Technologies Group
GSC-11 Applicable Cross-References:
GRSC4
HIS item 5.3-Wireless Access including RLANs and ad hoc
Networking - Prime ISACC
HIS item 5.1-Location-based Services - Prime ATIS
HIS item 5.6-(EAS) and RFID Devices - Prime ETSI
HIS item 5.8-Public Protection and Disaster Relief - Prime TIA
Joint GRSC/GTSC
HIS item 4.2-Emergency Communications - Prime TIA

4. Indoor Localization and Communication for First Responders
In a July 2003 meeting at NIST about two dozen fire/police chiefs from across the country identified the capability to locate and track movements of first responders inside a building and outdoors within one meter accuracy as the single most important technological development enhancing emergency response operations.
Now is the ideal time for developing such standards, because none exists today that adequately address the needs of emergency response operations.  This will maximize the chances of deployment of standardized, interoperable localization equipment and products in the future.
NIST plans to work with the industry, the first responder user community, and standard developing organizations to develop indoor localization solutions that meet the requirements stated by the user community, test and evaluate such solutions, and facilitate development of standards for indoor localization.
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RFID-Assisted Indoor Localization and Communication for First Responders
Accomplishments
Developed requirement document with international standards group, MESA and TR8.8
Developed methodology for evaluation of indoor wireless localization techniques
Investigated mechanisms for reliable transmission of video over noisy, low bandwidth ad hoc networks
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6. Customers and Collaborators
Indoor Localization
Goals
To facilitate the development, standardization, and deployment of indoor localization technologies for emergency response operations and other applications.
Technical Approach
Turn NIST into premier national laboratory for development, testing, and evaluation of various ranging and direction estimation algorithms and indoor localization techniques.
Disseminate test and evaluation results to standard developing organizations, government agencies, and other stakeholders.
Work with IEEE Working Group and Project MESA to develop standards for indoor localization.
Publish basic research results on indoor localization in scientific conferences and journals.
Research Plans
Comprehensive evaluation of performance of ranging and direction estimation algorithms using:
Ray tracing and computer simulations
Hardware testbed and RF measurements
Active participation in Project MESA and IEEE standardization meetings.
Performance evaluation of emerging commercial indoor localization products.
Development, prototyping, and evaluation of an indoor localization system based on RFID technology and inertial or dead-reckoning systems.
Basic research activities:
Localization for large wireless sensor networks
Indoor localization using directional antennas and building information
Direction estimation algorithms
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Customers and Collaborators
Standard Developing Organizations
Federal / State Government Agencies and Users
Department of Homeland Security (DHS): Project SAFECOM, S&T
Department of Justice (DoJ): NIJ, COPS Program
Industry:
Other Organizations Dealing with Public Safety
NPSTC
NFPA
NEMA
Project MESA
APCO International
IEEE
TIA
Time Domain
Lucent Technologies Bell Labs
MSSI
AT&T Laboratories-Research
Motorola
Aether Wire & Location
For more information on NIST - Advanced Network Technologies Division:

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RFID-Assisted Indoor Localization and Communication for First Responders
The RFID-Assisted Localization and Communication for First Responders project will determine the feasibility of using RFID-assisted localization in combination with an ad-hoc wireless communication network to provide reliable tracking of first responders in stressed indoor RF environments, where GPS-based localization and links to external communication systems are known to be unreliable.
The research will also consider the means and potential for embedding critical building/occupant information in specific on-site RFID tags to enhance the safety and efficiency of the first responders' mission as well as to minimize dependence upon communication with external building databases.
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8. GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications
RFID-Assisted Indoor Localization and Communication for First Responders
RFID tags attached to known positions in a building, when identified by a reader, provide a precise location “fix” for a person or moving object that is carrying the reader.
The RFID “fix” greatly enhances the accuracy of a low-cost inertial or dead-reckoning navigation system.
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Concept: RFID tags provides an electronic indoor “you are here” to the First-Responder.
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10. GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications
RFID-Assisted Indoor Localization and Communication for First Responders
Incident command (outdoors)
1st Responder (indoors)
“Breadcrumb” relays (indoors)
Fixed tag giving known location “fix” for INS
Reports, presentations, and photos available on project Webpage at:
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11. Report: Indoor Navigation for First Responders: A Feasibility Study (5
Report: Indoor Navigation for First Responders: A Feasibility Study (5.7 MB) (Corrected 2/14/06)
URL:
Point of Contact:
Leonard E. Miller, Wireless Communications Technologies Group Phone: ; Fax:
URL:
NIST RFID Webpage:

12. PPSO Summaries and Discussion Points
TBD
Thank You!
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